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Senior Nick Stitle works on his next book on at the CHS Media Center on Feb 8th, 2024. The next book of Stitles The Stormless series is set to release sometime in 2024.

In honor of Library Lovers day, students, media assistant discuss the spiking trend of self-publishing

Aidah Brown February 15, 2024

The first of three annual book publishing seasons may have begun, but media assistant Terri Spilman said those processes can differ because of the varying ways of publishing. "There are a lot of different...

Senior Srinija Darapureddy and Junior Jahnavi Avula

Q&A with Senior Srinija Darapureddy and Junior Jahnavi Avula, writing to inspire

Safin Khatri October 31, 2023

Can you tell us about your journey as a writer and how you got started publishing a book?  First over summer break, Srinija and I, were reading articles and we learned about gender disparity (in) STEM...

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Q&A with junior Nadiah Swalley on writing, self-publishing process

Avery Carlisle, Entertainment Reporter February 16, 2022

How did you decide you were going to self publish your books? "I had been writing a book for the past two years, and once I finished it, I was like, ‘I really want to publish this,’ but then I...

Sophomore Anin Nagajothi writes in the library during her free time. Nagajothi said, (Writing) was a nice way to get my mind off of things...Especially during quarantine, it was a great (way to pass time).”

Student, teachers discuss impacts of creative writing for National Novel Month

Saumya Somasi and Claire He November 4, 2021

Anin Nagajothi, novel writer and sophomore, sits in front of her computer after a tiring school day, but she feels relaxed, calm and totally free. That is because the best assignment of her day has just...

Staff Editorial: CHS has replaced English 11 with variety of new  English course options, providing students with opportunities

Staff Editorial: CHS has replaced English 11 with variety of new English course options, providing students with opportunities

HiLite Staff January 11, 2021

The English course options for upperclassmen have undergone several major changes, as English 11 has been removed, new core classes have been added, and several English classes that were previously electives...

Junior Alli Johnson recites “Fire and Ice”, a poem by Robert Frost, during late start on March 4. Johnson said poetry is for everybody and isn’t something to be afraid of, as the subject of the poem can be whatever the poet would like it to be.

Student poets, English teacher strive to make poetry more accessible

Sam Hawkins March 20, 2020

For any student of Jason ElRite, ninth grade English teacher, poetry is a regular part of his routine. Every week, he gives his students a prompt, on which they must base a poem. At the beginning of the...

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Robbie Ge, Front/TOC/JAM Editor November 15, 2019

Godfrey browses through novels to read for inspiration. Godfrey said she enjoys poetry and creative writing and she hopes to take the creative writing class in the future.

In the Mood to Write: Musicians, creative writers reflect on how emotions impact their writing

Christian Ledbetter September 20, 2019

As Erin Takahashi, student writer and senior, goes throughout her day, she feels emotions as any other human being does. However, for her, those emotions become a catalyst for story ideas. Before the...

Members of Write A Book Club aim to foster  community of writers, participate in NaNoWriMo

Members of Write A Book Club aim to foster community of writers, participate in NaNoWriMo

Lillian He November 16, 2018

One of the newest clubs   formed this year is the Write a Book Club. The club’s founders said they formed the club for a variety of reasons, but one of the main ones was the community of writers they...

Creative Writing Con to take place on March 9 and 10 in CHS Library

Creative Writing Con to take place on March 9 and 10 in CHS Library

Jai Sanghani, Social Media Editor March 9, 2017

The Creative Writing Con will take place at the CHS Library on Thursday, March 9 and Friday, March 10. Students will attend with their classes, but may also request a MUSE pass for Thursday's SRT (already...

Ariana “Ari” Roberts and Bailey Clarke, co-presidents and seniors, lead a discussion about the club’s agenda. The club meets every Tuesday in Room E148.

Creative Writing Club Welcomes Guest Speakers

Beats April 1, 2015

This past week Creative Writing Club welcomed award winning author, Allison Lynn and plans to invite more guest speakers in the coming weeks. Lynn is a professor at Butler University where Jerry...

How should teachers grade writing?

blogs March 27, 2014

An oft-debated subject in schools is the criteria we use to grade students' writing. In any setting, adjudicating writing requires some degree of subjectivity, but what constitutes "fair" grading? It seems...

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